Xbox Population

Eniredir · September 2021

Heya guys, so I know something like this has been asked before but kinda wanted to know a bit of an update on this, how's the pvp scene on Xbox eu compared to Xbox Na? I'm starting over on console soon, got a few friends playing on XBOX EU but they mainly PVE, thing is I wanted to play on a server in which pvp isn't dead, and everyone says Xbox eu kinda is when it comes to it. Is this really the case?

wheresbes · September 2021

Hi, on XBOX EU during prime time there's always someone around (at least in Gray Host), the bars are usually full, but how does it compare to NA, I don't know, sorry.

Eniredir · September 2021

Hello there, thank you anyways for your reply! Good to know the server isn't completely dead at least

markulrich1966 · September 2021

NA offers more variety. EU is mainly always the same players, just enough to fill 2-3 bars in 1 campaign, while NA has waiting queues.

On NA this weekend both major campaigns had full 3 bars, the queue usually was less than 10 minutes, but also can be more than a half hour.
As I play cyrodiil just now and then, I prefer NA.

On EU in addition, the (only 1) populated campaign usually is won by the ebonheart pact (red), that has the majority of players. As you no longer can switch alliance during the campain unlike 2 years ago, this has become status quo.
Those who want to win go red, the others remain in their old alliance for sentimental reasons or as they don't want to pay 3000 crowns for an alliance change token for each character (I have 15 blue on EU and play cyro too seldom there to buy alliance change tokens for more than 300 Euro).

Summary:
you CAN play on both servers, but it feels pretty different. More "settled" on EU, more dynamic on NA.

markulrich1966 · September 2021

I'd suggest to try it yourself, create a character on NA and on EU.
Like this you quickly will get a feeling of what ambience you prefer, more "cozy" on EU, more hectic on NA.

This also effects PVE, e.g. on EU I gave up many daily worldboss quests as it became too tiresome to solo them all, while on NA you almost always find others randomly to burn down the bosses in less than 2 minutes.